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    Bonchon Allston

    3.6 (1.2k reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 11:00 pm
    Updated 3 weeks ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Drum & wings - in one sauce
    Filipe V.

    Let me start with all the positives. First, the server Dara was very friendly and attentive. She came around my table multiple times to see how I was doing, if I needed anything, and checked in on my order. Star-waitress, I'd hire her for every restaurant. Second, the ambiance is really cool. With the neon wall art, cool LED-strip lighting, and the wooden tables with cozy lights. Good, chilled-back music that's great for this type of restaurant. Lastly, the food. Best pickled radish I've ever had. Couldn't even tell it was radish at first. Had this sweet, delicate taste to it. Also, there were several beers I came across that I never tried before. They had a lot of food options to choose from which is nice. Had the seasoned fries which were tasty. Would have been helpful if they listed what was on them (e.g. parmesan) since some might be lactose intolerant. I feel most Yelp pictures don't so the appearance of the chicken its justice. My main critique about the chicken is that it's overly friend but that's my personal preference. Much like when Chinese restaurants fry chicken wings. I think if they reduced the temperature a bit, the skin wouldn't be so "uncomfortably crunchy" when biting it (yet alone messy). With sauce, the skin can act like a carmelized shell. Chicken quality is alright, but wouldn't return for it. I'd rather try one of their other dishes.

    Pork dumpling's
    Marcus W.

    02/3/26 Tuesday 12:58pm lunch time. Haven't been here since 5-6 yrs ago. Got the 10 piece soy garlic wings, fried rice, coleslaw and got the pork dumpling and got the Sotteok Sotteok it's a grilled rice cakes an! d mini sausages. Fried rice was good it was soft not mushy fresh. The wings are so delicious still like I remember! Soy garlic sauce they put on them are amazing! It makes you lick your fingers clean while eating them (make sure your hands are clean first thou ) the pork dumpling with the sauce on them was delicious first time trying them! Also first time trying the rice cake & mini sausages on the stick it has a spicy kick to them but just right not over spicy a good balance! The quality and freshness of the chicken, and the dumplings dough and pork was tasty and very good. The preparation and packaging in packing was great! They seem to care at lease in presentation

    Clarissa L.

    Great place for some crispy Korean chicken wings. The restaurant is fairly decent sized for a bonchon and casual. We stopped by when they had the promo for $1 wings and got the classic soy garlic, Korean bbq and yangneom style wings. The soy garlic was great as usual, and the yangeom had a nice spice without being as spicy as the original spicy. Id pass on the Korean bbq flavor, it had a sour taste that I didn't really enjoy, I was expecting it to be more sweet. We pored it all with some beer and fried rice and it was a hearty meal. The service was quick and the staff were friendly.

    My supposedly 10 wings and 5 drums.
    Jimmie J.

    Expecting a sumptuous 10 wings and 5 drums, I picked up a pre-ordered meal at the Brighton Ave. Allston store. My bad for not checking the order. Upon opening the box, I had received 4 wings and 2 drums. Can you believe it? I learned my lesson. Will take my business someplace else. No quality control. Dumplings? I didn't order those.

    Bulgogi Fries
    Hallie L.

    The food was alright, a little underwhelming. Nothing was actually "bad" but nothing made us want to come back again. Everything tasted very one dimensional so it's not necessarily a bad place to get food, but don't come in expecting a super delicious experience.

    Tina K.

    The Drumsticks were huge! Chickes didn't had enough sauces on it and little dry inside. Place was empty 7pm and te services were okay, not the best. Overall, it was okay but I wouldn't recommend nor come back.

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    Malina N.

    Spicy ALERT: the spicy option for the fried chicken is REALLY SPICY so beware! Today we decided to have the soy garlic flavor and it was tasty as always! The chicken is breaded and double fried before being tossed in sauce for that extra perfect crunch! Also know that their drum sticks are HUGE (the size of my face) if you decide to try them out~ The tteokbokki was also pretty spicy but enjoyable The bulgogi udon had a strong shittake mushroom based broth flavor and had an overall very comforting taste 10/10 fried chicken craving satisfied

    An empty glass of water.

    I found the wings very good, I like the sauces on the wings and it was very yummy. But the street corn ratio from cheese to corn was a bit overboard. There was a lot of cheese and it made it taste a little off. The waitress is really sweet and patient. I really was not a fan of the Korean corn dog because it was quite burnt. There water is so good though like the best resturant water ever.

    Soy garlic
    Stephanie B.

    3.5 for food Ordered the family meal (12 wings + 6 drum sticks, half plain, half soy garlic, fried rice, and French fries) and japchae. The chicken was a good portion and extremely crispy. When they say plain chicken, they do mean plain, it didn't even taste like the chicken was salted which is not the norm for Korean chicken. Definitely order with sauce. The fried rice was good but the portion size was disappointing, definitely not enough for a family meal. French fries were really good, well seasoned, crispy, freshly fried. Japchae was good, on the sweeter side, the noodle portion was good but for the price was really light on beef. Overall the food was good.

    Combo
    Anna F.

    We enjoyed everything. The combo was flavorful and spicy. Super crispy, and even stays that way the next day (I had a couple of leftover pieces the next day). We also enjoyed the bulgogi fries. It was a combo of flavors I didn't know I needed... but now I definitely do: cheesy, kimchi, scallion-y, and sweet thinly cut bulgogi meat on top of fries.

    Rock or boneless wing?
    Peter C.

    I've been many times to the restaurant and was always happy. The food was stellar. I haven't been since covid though and wow things have changed. I ordered boneless wings and I received a box of dry, rock hard nuggets. I kid you not that even my dog turned these down. Into the trash they went. What a waste of $30 in Uber Eats. This might keep me from ever returning. This is not just bad, it's unacceptable. I would have had better luck with a frozen bag of Tyson nuggets. This is no exaggeration either. I order from bonchon expecting the same level of quality I've always gotten, but I'm highly disappointed. I actually skip the Waltham one because the food is so bad there and always get the Allston/Brighton one, but man, are they all just headed downhill now?

    Kimchi Jjigae + Bim Bim Bap
    Jenny T.

    Food: I love Bonchon - never tried anything from there which has disappointed me. Although, I've only been like 2-3 times (usually for celebrations like last day of work, friends going away, birthday) but all the times I've been, everything was DELICIOUS. Flavors are always on point. Portions are BIG (good for splitting), definitely warm, filling, LARGE variety of menu items to choose from - I love their scallion pancakes LOL, but honestly anything is good. Location: Since portions are so big and there is so much variety in their menu, Bonchon is def a good place to come with friends. I've been to the Allston and Harvard Square area and both are in fun locations for sure. I like Allston for its' variety of Asian food (and desserts, omg, so much to choose from).

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    food is good. 5 stars. but website omg. idk who build their web but I can assume he/she is ret**ded.

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    love the chicken combo! a little bit too spicy

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    Amazing wings. Bad service. Really slow and long wait.

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    Awesome! I've been here so many times and whenever I go and try any new kind of food, Im always satisfied with the food!!

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    Four stars for the terrific Bulgogi and garlic chicken drumsticks. Five stars star for the great staff who work here. Love this place!

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    Best Fried Chicken in the City. The crisp on the wings is unbeatable. Keep up the good work!

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    So good! The best bon chon I have had yet. The waiter was great!

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    Wow - what a great deal. I ordered the 2 Sandwich Special which comes with 2 chicken sandwiches of…read moreyour choice and then either fries, sweet potato fries, or onion rings, all for just $16.95! Separately, each sandwich is around $10 and onion rings are $6.50, so the combo is a ridiculous deal. The onion rings are also a HUGE bag so definitely worth the money. For my 2 sandwiches, I got the Honey Kluck Grilled Sandwich and Tang-Go Kluck Sandwich and both were great. The fried chicken here doesn't really feel like fast food - it feels like real chicken meat that isn't greasy at all. The seasoning is good and the sauces are great too. Even the buns felt like good quality! Of the two sandwiches, I preferred the Honey Kluck Grilled Sandwich but both were top tier. The honey sandwich had honey mustard sauce and veggies with a nicely grilled piece of chicken on it. The balance of flavors and fresh veggies with the flavorful chicken was just perfect. 5/5 for sure. The Tang-Go Kluck Sandwich was also very good with a tangy sauce coupled with cheese and pickles. The fried chicken on this was crispy and full of flavor without feeling unhealthy. I would have liked a few more veggies on here, but it was still a solid sandwich. The onion rings were SO CRISPY too. And the bag was huge - probably at least a full onion. The fact that if you ordered 2 sandwiches and onion rings separately, it would cost about $26 but the combo is only around $17 is great value. The food doesn't feel like fast food, and I was completely full after eating the meal. 5/5 would definitely return!

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    0.5 miAllston/Brighton
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    I ordered the pad Thai and it was ok but nothing special. We also got the Korean corn dog that was…read moreall cheese and had some potato in it. It was delicious! I thought it was over priced.. $13.00 for a piece of fried cheese on a stick. It did taste heavenly with some dipping sauce but the price was too high. The restaurants atmosphere was really nice and it's a place you can take some one on a date... The bar and cocktail menu seemed really nice as well. The service was prompt and friendly. Maybe different dishes are a better value... The pad Thai was a bummer.

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